restcon

I want to put my SC 430 on a two-point auto lift to clean and detail the undercarriage, but I cannot find information or a diagram of where to place the front and rear arms and pads. Is there any information or diagrams available?

dan25man

Front center lift point is right behind the engine oil pan. It's the crossmember for the front subframe. Need a pow profile jack. Rear lift point is the rear differential. Just use wood on your jack so you don't damage the diff housing.

restcon

I'm using a 2-point lift jack, not a low-profile jack. Would the lift points be the same for the lift jack arms/pads?

Bgw70

yes, Toyota is giving you the center of gravity.
if you take it to a shop, they will use those lift points.

I get what you are thinking, but you will be just fine.

restcon

Thanks for the info Bgw70. Just to be sure... are you saying I use the four jack points -2 behind the front wheels and 2 in front of the rear wheels? I have attached a diagram for a SC 300 showing these points. The diagram showing the 4 jack points and the call-out with the arrow showing the front cross member and differential locations for jacks confuses me.

restcon

Can anyone verify the lift points for an SC 430 per the SC 300 diagram?

Seattle SCone

SC430 has rather thin pinch welds at its four lift points that are analogous to the ones in SC300 diagram above.

Look under chassis and you can see the pinch welds behind front wheels and in front of rear wheels. Those welds also have notches for where the emergency tire change jack engages.

Use pinch weld adapters on your four point lift and you will be fine. I usually go as far forward and rearward on the pinch welds as my pinch weld adapters allow.

Pro Tip: lower the windows before you lift the car. The frame can deform enough to make opening and closing the doors an issue if you don't have the windows rolled down.

bmanone

Here's the diagram for the SC430: